Author Notes: Well, I got one review! Aweeeeee! thanks a lot to Shika-Kun! You really inspired me to make this chapter! So this one's for you ok? hope you like this chapie! As for the rest of the people who read this (if there's someone out there who does read this...) leave a review ok? Pleaseeeee
WARNING: I'm from Portugal so I warn you from the start: THERE MIGHT BE SOME GRAMAR ERRORS AND SPELLING ERRORS ON THE FIC. It wasn't Beta read so if you find some errors don't flame me for that because I warned you!
WARNING NUMBER 2: MAJOR FLUFFYNESS AHEAD! Read at own risk! But don't say that I dind't warned you!
Disclaimer: Ok, since I can't own Shikamaru nor Shoji, I want Itachi! Yeahhh! Itachi rocks! now back off ppl! He's mineeee! My preciousssssss! (ok ok... I know... he's not and I'm being delirious... well SUE ME! ... no wait! Don't sue! Oo)
Chapter Three: And she will give him hope
Tap on my window knock on my door
I want to make you feel beautiful
They spent quite some time together, just hugging and feeling safe in each other arms. Well, at least it seemed as though it lasted forever.
"Ino. It's raining, we shouldn't be out here." He got up. "Come, I'll take you home."
She got up aswell. "That's not necessary Shikamaru. It will be troublesome."
"My my Ino, you're spending too much time with me. You're actualy starting to sound like me!" he smirked.
She giggled. They got up and went down to the village walking in silent, simply enjoying each other company.
The muffled footsteps could be heard. They mixed with the soft sounds of the rain falling on the ground and on the rooftops of the houses and mixing with the music comming from the festival.
None of them wanted to break the silence that surrounded them, conforted them and gave them the peace they seeked. Soon they arrived at the Yamanaka household and they halted on the entrance. Ino broke the silence.
"Shikamaru... Arigatou for bringing me home. See you tomorrow!"
She waved goodbye and disapeared seconds after.
"Bye..." he mumbled softly to the wind.
He turned and walked home dealing with new feelings that he got everytime he tought of her. He smiled softly.
"Damn you Ino..."
This is it...
"You're gonna die!"
No... please
"Your time is up!"
Stop it...
"Better start saying your preyers!"
Somebody... please!
"Good bye!"
NO! DON'T LET HIM DIE! SAVE HIM!
"BWAHAHAHA! There's no use in trying Ino! He's already dead! Your precious man will never look at you again!"
No! That's not possible! Stop it! Stop that laugh! Stop that voice! Stop the tears! Stop the pain!
"SHIKAMARU!"
Ino woke up suddenly. She had sweet all over her body and was trembling a lot. Her heart was beating really fast and it almost seemed as it was going to jump from her chest. She had tears streaming down her face and was very frightened.
Her nightmare was just so real! She couldn't stop the tears! The pain still felt so real...
She hugged her knees and curled up into a little ball. She was crying like she never cried before. She didn't want to close her eyes! She would only see an image of a dead Shikamaru...
"Shika..." she sobbed.
It was just so hard! What if something had happened to him? She got up and grabbed some clothes. She got dressed quikly and jumped out the window. She ran, as fast as she could.
The rain kept falling all over her, on her body, on her clothes, on her face... mixing with the salty tears. Mud was splashing all over her legs while she run, but it didn't matter! Nothing did matter... only him...
Her heart started beating faster.
"Please Shikamaru... be okay! Please!"
She sent some more Chakra to her feet and run faster. 'He will be okay! I just know it!' She kept reassuring herself, but still... the feeling of emptiness was in her heart...
She arrived at Shikamaru's house and stoped abruptly. What if he was okay? NO! He would be okay! But... Wouldn't it seem strange for her to be in his house? Oh hell! It didn't matter!
She summoned the chakra to her feet again and climbed the wall. She still couldn't control the tears. She needed to make sure that he was okay first! She didn't even tought of knocking on the window. She open it and entered the room.
Shikamaru heard the rackus and in a flash was holding a kunai at Ino's troath.
"Ino?"
She stood there staring at him for a few seconds.
"Shi..."
She burst into tears and hugged him real tight. He droped the kunai to the ground with the impact of her body. She was crying so hard now... but she was happy. He was safe! It was just some stupid nightmare.
She couldn't control herself in any way now. Her legs lost her strenght and she almost fell down, but never loosing her grip on Shikamaru. He grabbed her and hugged her back.
He could feel her hot tears in his bare chest (AN: whohoo! ) her wet body trembling like mad and her heart punding real hard. What the hell happened to her?
I know I tend to get so insecure
It doesen't matter anymore
Was it Sasuke again? That bastard! This time Shikamaru wouldn't just stand and watch! If he had done something to Ino to leave her in this state of dispair he would pay! Shikamaru didn't care how strong he was! He would get punched right in the nose! And then kicked in the-...
"Shikamaru..." Ino said between sobs, turning Shikamaru's atention to her. He looked down at her. She had her eyes closed and a very light smile on her lips. The tears were still flowing leaving a trace on her beautifull face.
"Hai Ino?"
"I..." she trembled a bit and the smile was replaced by a frown. Her eyes opened. "I tought you were dead... I mean! I saw you dead! In my dream... I mean, nightmare! It was awfull..."
Shikamaru looked at her astonished. So, she was like this because of... him? She got this worked up because she tought he was dead? She tought that she wouldn't see him anymore or talk to him anymore?
He didn't know what to say or what to do... so he hugged her tight.
"Ush Ino... don't worry. I'm here... It's alright now... you don't have to worry."
She wimpered. She was fighting back tears.
"I... I couldn't do anything to save you! I just stood there and watched you get killed! It was... unbearable!"
"Ino relax. Don't think about that anymore."
She hugged him more (if that was even possible! They were so close by now).
"The pain... I couldn't stand it! It felt so real! I wouldn't know what to do without you Shika..."
"Ush Ino... no more ok? Forget that. It's over..."
He kept repeating soothing words and caressing her damp hair softly. She looked so frail now... all because of him... It seemed she did have feelings for him after all...
TBC...
Author Notes: Yap... this one's small too. I tought that it would be nice to end this one like this. Cause I'm gonna mess up their lives a little bit now! reviewssssss pleaseeeeee! I BEG YOU!
Pandora